Publications by authors named "F Biancari"
Objective: To evaluate the benefits of surgical repair acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) on survival of octogenarians.
Methods: Patients who underwent surgery for acute ATAAD from the multicenter European Registry of Type A Aortic Dissection (ERTAAD) were the subjects of the present analysis.
Results: 326 (8.
Background: Head-to-head comparisons of second and third generations of transcatheter heart valves (THVs) are mostly limited to 2-arm studies and to mid-term follow-up. The aim of this study was to simultaneously compare clinical outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with 4 different THVs at 5 years.
Methods: Patients undergoing transfemoral TAVR with 4 second-generation THV platforms and enrolled in the multicentre prospective OBSERVANT II study from December 2016 to September 2018 were compared according to the THV received.
Value of observational studies in the outcome evaluation of transcatheter and surgical aortic valve replacement.
Interdiscip Cardiovasc Thorac Surg
December 2024
The David Versus the Bentall Procedure for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection.
J Cardiovasc Dev Dis
November 2024
: Type A aortic dissection (TAAD) is a life-threatening condition which requires prompt diagnosis and surgical treatment. When TAAD involves the aortic root, aortic valve-sparing or Bentall procedures are the main surgical treatment options. The subjects of this analysis were 3735 patients included in the European Registry of Type A Aortic Dissection (ERTAAD).
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- The study compared long-term outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in patients with low EuroSCORE II for aortic stenosis.
- At 10 years, survival rates were significantly higher for SAVR at 37% compared to 18.2% for TAVR, with differences becoming noticeable after 3 years.
- The incidence of repeat aortic valve procedures was low for both methods, but TAVR had a slightly lower rate at 1.1% compared to 2.6% for SAVR, although this difference was not statistically significant.